Salvia marashica

Salvia marashica is a rare perennial plant that is endemic to Ahır Mountain, near Kahramanmaraş in Turkey. It grows on rocky mountain slopes at 850 to 1700 m elevation.

S. marashica grows erect on many stems to 30 to 70 cm, with pinnatisect leaves that are 1.2 to 7 cm long and .3 to 1.8 cm wide. The inflorescence is unusual for Salvia species, being covered in black-headed glandular hairs. The corolla is pink, and 2 to 2.8 cm long. The specific epithet comes from the name of the city, "Kahramanmaras", where the type specimen was collected.